sandgrubber

A photo would help. I don't understand the **. UAP is a bad elbow condition. No is what you want. Both elbows 0 is excellent. https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?id=7259286&pid=14365

How do you define backyard breeding? Some lovely, kind people want pups from a much loved, and quite healthy family dog. And then there are oops litters. Some AKC breeders breed for extreme conformation, many sell pups from high maintenance sire and dam, with health problems that don't get listed, such as food allergies. Others have long offloaded pups to pet stores. Pedigree dogs are a minority in the USA. Sure, there are people who breed indiscriminately with the intent of making money. But I wouldn't entrust any legal system to separate the wheat from the chaff.

https://thesciencedog.com/2022/12/16/are-there-benefits-of-insect-based-dog-foods/ discuss availability and reviews claims. were it available and not overpriced, I'd give it a go

Read on. "The new law will not affect at-home breeders who sell animals born and raised on their property."

I didn't write the article. I, and 18,000+ others contributed to its database. They asked a huge assortment of questions. Here's a link describing the article https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-dogs-breed-cant-predict-most-of-its-behavior-new-study-shows-180979999/ The questions asked may not get to the details. For example, in my experience in boarding kennels, I found that many Labs/goldies aren't particularly enthusiastic about retrieving balls, whilst many kelpies are. Questions about retrieving may lead to the conclusion that retrievers aren't especially inclined to retrieve. However, I think it would be far easier to train a Lab, as compared to a kelpie, to retrieve shot game without damaging it.

New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs and rabbits https://www.npr.org/2022/12/16/1143365678/new-york-bans-pet-stores-cats-dogs-and-rabbits?sc=18&f=1001

A similar, recent study found breed wasn't a great predictor of behaviour.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04380-2?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=87b8e08f4c-briefing-dy-20221209&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-87b8e08f4c-45542558 A study that combined behavioural data from 46,000 dogs with 4,000 dogs’ DNA sequences has pinpointed genetic variants linked to nervousness and predatory behaviour, such as chasing squirrels. The researchers scrapped the conventional breed categories — which had been found to be a poor predictor for behaviour — and sorted dogs into ten genetic lineages.

Yes! Dogs should not be weapons. And packs of dangerous dogs are especially dangerous.

Sorry if this isn't a nice question, but are these pedigree pups from a registered breeder? If so and the breeder isn't willing to provide support (and guarantee the breeding won't be repeated), seems like there's a need for name and shame. The pedigree dog world is in decline. Breeders who fail to provide support for pups with serious congenital defects do the system no good.

Voluntary surrender could only happen where there's a tight knit community. But the same sort of pressure leads to witch killings. Not sure it's better than the often dubious dog control done through governments.

I just leave doors open ;-)

Some cultures regard dogs as something other than "man's best friend". If you were raised to regard dogs as unclean beasts, an energetically playful dog could be frightful.

Multiculturalism is hard sometimes. Glad the dog wasn't immediately impounded and the kid only had a few scratches and trouble getting to sleep.

I've owned many dogs. At least half of them delighted in toilet paper rolls. Can anyone explain why these are so attractive?

They're easy to breed. Large litters. No problems finding a stud, escape artists so cross bred woops litters relatively common.

It should be law that owner of aggressive dog pays vet costs, or massive reparation if the attacked dog is killed. if the law considers dogs as property, those responsible for property damage should be required to pay for repairs along with punishment for violation of property.

Cats shouldn't roam free. More get killed by cars than dogs and many get wounded in cat fights. Do we fine drivers who run over cats? Or cats that fight? Not to mention the way cats routinely kill native animals and owners are never held responsible.

It's cute, but is it safe to put your dog in a Halloween costume? https://www.npr.org/2022/10/22/1129963410/its-cute-but-is-it-safe-to-put-your-dog-in-a-halloween-costume?sc=18&f=1001 Extract: More than three-quarters of owners plan to put their pet in a costume this year, and more than half plan to take their dog out trick-or-treating, according to a recent survey published by Rover. But these same kitschy costumes could be affecting the physical, and psychological, health of a canine. Hmmm!

$10000 (if someone is injured) is an enormous fine for a dog attack? It's not an enormous hospital bill.

Note, the article refers to INJURIES. Jumping onto hard surfaces is very bad. There's some evidence that free exercise on soft surfaces is good.

I echo much of what has been said above. My biggest problem with PDE is that it has been too limited. I've been on many FB dog groups and complaints about allergies, ear problems (Springers), anxiety and other relatively minor but very troublesome problems take up a lot of space. Such problems should be RARE in well bred dogs. I've never seen Jemima say, for example, "don't breed an itchy bitch (or dog)". Too much focus on the most visibly obvious extreme defects, too little on more widespread and less photogenic problems. I'd love to see more attention to how pedigrees can be used for good, eg, by combining them with health and longevity info.

You're probably aware, but the castration contract isn't the only hurdle with pedigree dogs. If you want to end out with papaes for the pups, you need to buy a dog/bitch on Main Register. Lots of breeders are vety picky about selling in Mains. If you want to breed a purebred bitch who isn't on Mains, you will find it difficult to locate a good stud. It's against Kennel Club rules to use a stud over a bitch that isn't on Mains. My own feelings on this are libertarian, and I agree that it’s effect is to limit entry and stifle competition. It also makes things very difficult for people who want to do quality cross breeding. Not to mention that pedigree dog numbers and kennel club membership numbers are declining everywhere.

I'm now listening to Stephen King's latest novel, Fairy Tale. Quite surprised. It's a fantasy tale about a late teen's journey to a fantasy world in attmpt to save a much loved, old, arthritic dog. Typical of King, it's weird and imaginative, but I've never come across a more feeling description of the emotions that come from watching a dog who is on its last legs.

I agree on need for vet check. You can provide stairs or a ramp if it's a problem that can't be corrected.